The following trip report is from Justin, my better half, and will be incorporated into a new trip report later today:
For the past week, Shannon and I have been on a much needed vacation. When I requested my time off from USAA almost five months ago I had big plans for this to be an extravagant vacation (e.g. The Grand Canyon, New Mexico, etc. etc.) Instead, we got so busy that vacation planning got put off to the last minute.
As a result, we decided to “stay local.”
Our destination choices puzzled some of our friends. The first part of the trip would be a three-night day in the border town of Del Rio, Texas. When folks asked me where I was going on vacation, most gave me this puzzled look when I mentioned Del Rio…”what on earth can you do there?” they asked.
A lot.
We combed the shores of nearby
Lake Amistad National Recreational Area. A lake popular wish fishermen, boaters and…vultures. The vultures would be a common theme for both part one and part two of our trip. Turkey and Black Vultures find the dam at Lake Amistad irresistible. As a “fellow aviator” I marveled at their mastery of the air. They would hop off a railing at the dam and gracefully float away instead of crashing to their doom hundreds of feet below (a dizzying height when looking over the 3.5 foot railing from the top of the dam!!!).
We also explored the amazing landscape of
Seminole Canyon State Park just northwest of Del Rio. There we attended a guided tour that was incredibly educational…that transported us back in time to the Pecos River Indians…that called the amazing rock shelters in the canyon home…their legacy remains in the rock art found on the rock shelter walls.
Part Two of our vacation was a two-night camping trip to
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area just north of Fredericksburg. On the day of our arrival we climbed to the summit and enjoyed a breathtaking sunset and took photos as the warm lighting of dusk helped us paint landscape photos with our cameras. We also had front row seats on “Little Rock” (the smaller of the two granite domes) to view the lunar eclipse. It was incredible!!
To see photos from our trip, click below:
http://www.noticetoairmen.com/vacation/index.htm
This is small sampling and only represents my photos. Shannon took many amazing photos herself (but my sore hands are too tired to process more photos tonight!!!). You’ll find more of these – in the near future – on either
OutdoorPhoto.com or
WildTexas.com.
Hope you enjoy!!
Sincerely,
Justin Moore
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